Avignon Regional County Municipality, Quebec
| Avignon | |
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| Regional county municipality | |
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| Coordinates: 48°06′N 66°51′W / 48.100°N 66.850°WCoordinates: 48°06′N 66°51′W / 48.100°N 66.850°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Quebec
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| Region | Gaspésie– Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
| Effective | March 18, 1981 |
| County seat | Nouvelle |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | Bertrand Berger |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,479.40 km2 (1,343.40 sq mi) |
| • Land | 3,486.51 km2 (1,346.15 sq mi) |
| There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources |
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| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 15,246 |
| • Density | 4.4/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 4.1% |
| • Dwellings | 7,472 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Website | www |
Avignon is a regional county municipality located in the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is Nouvelle. Its largest city is Carleton-sur-Mer.
It is on the Gaspé Peninsula, along Chaleur Bay.
There are 13 subdivisions and 2 native reserves within the RCM:
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:
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